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USS Westchester County Memorial

White Plains, NY -- Fifty years ago today, the USS Westchester County was attacked by Viet Cong mines delivered by frogmen as the boat lay anchored in the Mekong Delta.  Twenty five people lost their lives in the attack, including 23 U.S. servicemen. It was the largest loss of life in a single combat instance for the U.S. Navy in the entire Vietnam War. Wednesday, October 31, we honored those who lost their lives that day in 1968, and the survivors of the attack, with a gathering at the Westchester County Center. We mourn all loss of life, but feel a special connection to those who were killed and injured in the attack on this ship which bore our name.  Even after half a century, those who sacrificed for us in Vietnam are never out of our minds.  Nor are those who sacrifice themselves for us today.

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White Plains, NY — On Monday night, the Westchester County Board of Legislators passed a resolution supporting the creation and distribution of  special pins for the uniforms of firefighters, police officers and emergency medical service workers who are veterans of our nation's armed forces.

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Legislator David Tubiolo (Yonkers & Mount Vernon), Chair of the Westchester County Board of Legislators’ Committee on Seniors & Constituencies, this week hosted Ailsa Gilliam, founder of SheroHub - a Westchester-based women’s empowerment hub featuring educational video games and other technology solutions, and Dr. DaMia Harris-Madden, the County’s Youth Bureau Director, to discuss the importance of ‘domestic violence awareness’.   

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White Plains, NY — Work to ease flooding in Rye Brook is moving forward after the Westchester County Board of Legislators approved funding for the project, Legislator Nancy Barr (D - Harrison, Port Chester, Rye Brook) announced.

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Miller House

White Plains, NY — The restoration of a 300-year-old house that is believed to have been a command center for George Washington during the Battle of White Plains is ready to proceed after the Board of Legislators cleared the way for new, additional funding for the project.